shades

British  

/ ʃeɪdz /

plural noun

1. gathering darkness at nightfall

2. a slang word for sunglasses

3. (often capital) a literary term for Hades

4. (foll by of) undertones or suggestions

   shades of my father!

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Example Sentences

The color scheme glides from monochrome in the morning to various shades of blue in the afternoon, a backdrop to blindingly white icebergs, their seawashed cavities a bright turquoise.

From The Wall Street Journal

The high regard that audiences held for Kim translates without much of a challenge to Carol, an entirely different character who nevertheless shares shades of Kim’s frustration with the way the world works.

From Salon

It has a screen that faces a solid wall to eliminate reflections, with blackout shades on the windows.

From The Wall Street Journal

You would still have shades of grey and potentially goals disallowed which are against the spirit of the law.

From BBC

As she sings about finding a love that turns “shades of gray” into “a new Technicolor world,” the song explodes out of her string-band foundations — banjo and fiddle — into full-tilt rock choruses, bursting with euphoria.

From New York Times

Related Words

• specs
• sunglasses